tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2426414913022880193..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36423040269318074252018-10-18T20:06:51.340+01:002018-10-18T20:06:51.340+01:00Who indeed? I think that shelter is in the Twiligh...Who indeed? I think that shelter is in the Twilight Zone.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36939527608905210902018-10-18T10:13:20.870+01:002018-10-18T10:13:20.870+01:00Dear God. Well, when I had to take my first dan ex...Dear God. Well, when I had to take my first dan examination (15 years ago!), one of the ways in which we prepared ourselves was to go through the drills while all the rest of our gym mates hurled objects at us and did their best to mock and jeer, the rationale being that one ought to keep concentration at all costs, and what better way to acclimate oneself to outside distractions and learn to keep your marbles about you than being subjected to a stream of indignities for practice. Perhaps it is the same with mindfulness. Who knows.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com